Sports Anxiety

Pressure to Win Championship Games
As sports fan around the country prepared to watch coverage of Super Bowl 50, the athletes of the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers had to prepare themselves on a whole other level. With this year’s Super Bowl expected to be the most watched event in television history, all eyes were on these athletes as they competed in the most … [Read more...] about Sports Anxiety and The Super Bowl

How to Handle Adversity in Sports
Adversity strikes everyone at some point in his or her sports career, but how an athlete climbs back after an injury, for example, forges his or her legacy.Injuries are particularly menacing to athletes because they interrupt training regimens, alter technical skills, impede competitive flow, increase muscle tension, reduce flexibility and can … [Read more...] about Mental Toughness and the Stress of Sports Injuries

How to Be a Clutch Performer
How do you perform when the game is on the line and you feel pressure to perform? Are you able to rise to the occasion and perform optimally in the clutch or do you become overwhelmed and choke under pressure? A clutch performance is essentially the opposite of choking. Being clutch in sports means the athlete is able to perform in pressure … [Read more...] about Carlos Beltran: A Clutch Performer Under Pressure

Do You Choke Under Pressure?
What does it mean in sports psychology terms when I talk about “nerves” in sport? If we use the term, “nerves of steel,” we are referring to a mindset: the courage that enables athletes to perform in the face of danger, difficulty or fear. Some athletes who excel in critical situations become highly touted for their ability to steady their … [Read more...] about Do You Have Nerves of Steel?

How to Handle Adversity in Sports
How others define you as an athlete will be according to the degree you overcome obstacles and manage adversity, which is part of sports. No one can escape adversity. The very nature of athletics presents individuals and teams with challenges to face to test the competitive spirit. Some athletes utilize challenges to vault themselves to … [Read more...] about How Tiger Woods Copes with Adversity